Shoe finishing machine



L. BELLANDO June 7, 1932.

SHOE FINI SHING MACHINE 4 Sheets-Sheet l Filed June 5, 1951 ,f1 Homey June 7, 1932. L.. BELLANDO SHOE FINISHING MACHINE Filed June 5, 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 if f /1 2 J. a f

Inventor l llomey Jun 7, L BELLANDO SHOE FINISHING MACHINE Filed June 5, 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 June 7, 1932.

L. BELLANDO 1,861,903

SHOE FINISHING MACHINE Filed June 5, 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet 4A Patented June '7, 1932 LOUIS BELLANDO, or WARREN, omo

SHOE FINISHING- MACHINE Application filed .Tune 5, 1931.

This invention relates to a shoe finishing machine and has for its primaryl object to provide in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of this character embodying a novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts whereby substantially all of the finishing operations of a shoe may beperformed thereon but which is comparatively compact, thereby requiring the minimum of space.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a shoe finishing machine of the character described which will be simple in construction, strong, durable, efficient and reliable in use and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference d-esignate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure l is a view in front elevation of a shoe nishing machine constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in vertical cross section.

Figure 3 is a view in vertical cross section taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 4 is a view in vertical section taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 3 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional Vview taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 2 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows. Y

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line 6 6 of Figure 5 looking in thedirection indicated by the arrows.

Figure 7 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line 7 7 of Figure 5 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 8 is a vertical sectional view taken Serial No. 542,434.

substantially on the line 8 8 of Figure 4 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 9 is a detail View in section through one of the tools. l

Figure l() is a detail view in elevation showing the means for detachably mounting another of the tools on one end portion of the rotary shaft. p y

Figure l1 is a view in elevation of the tool illustrated in Figure 9.

Figure 12 is a diagrammatic view of the tool illustrated in Figures 9 and l1.

Figure 13 is a detail view in perspective of a removablesleeve or hub which is adapted to be mounted on the other end portion of the shaft.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the shoe finishing machine constituting the present invention comprises a cabinet or housing l which is closed on four sides and at its bottom and which is open at its top, the rear wall of the Acabinet projecting a considerable distance above the upper end of the front wall and the upper ends of the side walls being curved upwardly from the upper end of the front wall to the upper end of the rear wall.

Mounted horizontally in an intermediate portion of the cabinet l is a partition 2 providing a dirt or dust compartment 3 in the lower portion of the cabinet. The partition 2 extends horizontally from one of the side walls of the cabinet to a point in spaced relation to the opposite side wall of said cabinet and then extends upwardly as at 4, the upstanding portion thereof being provided with an inlet opening 5. Y

The compartment 3 is provided with an air outlet 6 having disposed thereover a foraminous screen 7 for separating the dirt or dust from the air. In its lower portion the compartment 3 is further provided with a clean out opening 8 which is closed by a hinged door 9. i

A bracket l0 (see Fig. 2) is rigidly mounted, as by bolts 1l, vertically on the inner side ,fof the rear wall of the 'cabinet l and is provided with'a horizontally disposed lower end, portion l2 adjacent the partition 2 upon which a block 13 is fixed, said block 13 constituting a base for the electric motor 14. T he motor shaft 15 has fixed on its free end portion a fan 16 disposed adjacent the opening 5 to the compartment 3 in a manner to blow air into the compartment, as will be understood. A peripherally grooved pulley 17 is fixed on the motor shaft 15 between the fan 16 and the motor 14.

At its upper end the bracket 1G terminates in a vertically disposed, forwardly off portion 18 upon which a horizontally disposed bearing 19 is bolted or otherwise secured. A shaft 2O is journalle-d in the bearing 19 and has its ends projecting beyond the ends of said bearing. A peripherally grooved pulley 21 is xed on one of the projecting portions of the shaft 2O adjacent one end of the bearing 19. An endless belt 22 is trained over the pulleys 17 and 21 for operatively connecting the shaft 2O to the electric motor 14 for actuation thereby. The free end portions of the shaftA are each provided with laterally projecting lugs 23. At one endv thefshaft 2O is reduced to provide a shoulder 24. I

Various tools may be expeditiously mounted on the end portions of the shaft 20. Y For example, a rotary brush is designated by the reference numeral 25 and is provided with a cylindrical hub 26 upon which the brush may be fixed by any suitable means, suoli as a set screw 27. rllhe hub 26 is adapted to slip on the end portion of the shaft 2O upon which the pulley 21 is mounted and said hub is provided with an enlarged end portion project ing inwardly from the brush 25 for abutting engagement with the outer side of the pulley 21. The inner end of the hub 26 is provided with a slot or notch 28 extending thereinto for the reception of the lug on that end portion of the shaft 20. The enlarged inner end portion of the hub 26 which is free of the brush 25 is provided with a circumferentially extending channel 29 for the reception of a keeper 30 which is pivotally mounted, as at 31, on the outer side of the pulley 21. A coil spring 32 has one end anchored to the pulley 21 and its other end connected to the leeper 30 for yieldingly maintaining said keeper in the groove 29. It will thus be seen that the lug on the shaft disposed in the slot or notch 28 will lock the hub 26 through the shaft for rotation therewith and the pivoted keeper 30 will releasably secure the hub against longitudinal movement on the shaft 20. Obviously any suitable tools, other than the brush 25 and having a hub portion similar to the hub 26 may be mounted on the shaft 20 adjacent the pulley 21 or a single hub may be provided and the various tools mounted thereon when same are to be used.

Various tools also may be detachably mounted on the other end portion ofthe shaft 20. For example, a grindstone 33 is fixed on a hub 34 having a'laterally projected set endV socketed portion for the reception of the reduced end of the shaft 20. The socketed hub portion is provided with a cam slot 35 and the inner periphery of the socket is provided with a longitudinal groove extending from the free end thereof to the slot 35 for the reception of the lug on that end ofthe shaft. The hub 34 is mounted on the shaft, the lon- Y gitudinal groove in the socket receivin the lug 23 on that end of the shaft until sai lug reaches the cam slot after which the hub 34 is rotated relative to the shaft, the lug travelling in the cam slot. In this manner the hub is clamped'tightly on the shaft in abutting engagement with the shoulder 24 and the tool is ready for use.

The reference numeral 36 designates a compound reversible ktool which is detachably mounted on the reduced end portion of the shaft 20. The bore of the tool 30 is provided, on diametrically opposite sides with the longitudinal grooves 37 extending thereinto fromopposite ends of the tool. The inner ends of the grooves 37 are connected with each other by the cam slots 38. Thus, the tool 36 may be mounted on the shaft either end foremost. Any suitable means may be provided for lubricating the bearing 19.

In use, the desired tool or tools are mounted on the shaft 20 and the motor 14 is then energized from a suitable source of current. The shoes are then engaged with the tools in the usual manner, as will be obvious. Thus, dirt or other matter which may be agitated by the operations which may be in progress is drawn downwardly in the cabinet and is driven through the opening 5 into the chamber 3 by the fan 16.r As before stated, the air which is driven into the chamber 3 escapes through the foraminous filter 7 and the opening 6 but the dust or dirt is retained in the chamber in an obvious manner. The chamber 3 may be conveniently emptied through the opening 18 by raising the door 9.

It is believed that the many advantages of a shoe finishingl machine constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated andV described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as'claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: j

1. A shoe finishing machine comprising a cabinet open at its top and closed at its bottom, said cabinet including front, rear 'and side walls, a partition mounted in an intermediate portion of the cabinet and including a horizontally disposed portionand a ver tically disposed portion, said partition providing a refuse collecting chamber in the lower portion of the cabinet, the vertical portion of the partition having an opening therein providing an inlet to the refuse chamber, a vertically disposed bracket mounted in the cabinet above the refuse chamber, an electric motor supported on the lower portion of the bracket in spaced opposed relation to the opening, a bearing mounted on the upper end portion of the bracket, a. shaft journalled in the bearing and having its ends projecting beyond the ends of said bearing, tools detachably mounted on the projecting end portions of the shaft, means operatively connecting the shaft to the motor for actuation thereby, and a fan mounted on the motor and disposed adjacent the opening for impelling refuse into the chamber.

2. A shoe finishing machine comprising a cabinet open at its top, a bracket mounted vertically in the cabinet and comprising a horizontally disposed lower end portion and a vertically disposed, laterally offset upper end portion, a motor mounted on the horizontal lower end portion ofthe bracket, a bearing mounted on the offset upper end portion of the bracket, a shaft journalled in the bearing and having its ends projecting beyond the ends of the bearing, tools detachably mounted on the projecting end portions of the shaft, and means operatively connecting the shaft to the motor for actuation thereby.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature.

LOUIS BELLANDO. 

